The original Bible is thought to have been given to Abigail
B. Gallop and to Jonathan Bisson, as her marriage is the only one listed under
the Family Record - marriages. It then seems to have been passed down through
the Bisson family until a great granddaughter, Alice Stanley gave it to her
3rd cousin, Nancy Lamson Latham (Foster) who then gave the Bible to me (Elizabeth
Anne Haskell Fisk), her 1st cousin in the Spring of 2002. Therefore Alice Stanley,
Nancy Latham and I share a great great grandfather, Abigail Bisson's father,
William Gallop. My great grandfather, Edmund Kimball Gallop and Abigail B. Gallop
were brother and sister.

The Bissons & Gallops mentioned in the Bible lived in MA,
primarily in Beverly, Essex Co. Most of them are buried in the Central Cemetery
in Beverly, Essex Co., MA.

The Bible is "The Holy Bible containing the Old and New
Testaments: Translated out of the original tongues: and with the former translations
diligently compared and revised. With Cannes Marginal References. Together with
the Apocrypha and Concordance to which was added An Index, a Table of Texts
and what has never before been added, and account of the Lives and Martyrdom
of the Apostles and Evangelists with Plates. The text corrected according to
the standard of the American Bible Society. Stereotyped by James Connor, New
York, Hartford, S. Andrus and Son, 1846.

The Bible is in fair condition with both hard covers; 9X11 ¼.
Needs to be rebound as spine is not holding. Some of the pages are stained,
but all can be read.

The transcript is taken from four pages between the Old and
New Testament.SURNAMES:
BISSON
GALLOP
WOODBURY
SMITH

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[First Page]

Family Record
Marriages
Jona/n Bisson
And
Abigail B. Gallop
were married
in October 25" 1840